Episode 53: Backyard Chickens & Homesteading with Dr. Anna Esparham-Evans
Did you know that roughly 8% of American households now have their own chickens? Urban gardening and homesteading has taken off in the United States, and for good reason! We will teach you how to raise chickens, how to use them to improve the soil of your garden, the health benefits of the home-grown eggs & the mental benefits of chicken ownership!
Raising your own chickens for eggs is not only beneficial to the environment but there are some great health benefits to the owners both mentally, physically and nutritionally (oh, and your chickens will have a much better life than those on a conventional farm!).
What you will learn in this week's podcast episode:
Dr. Anna Esparham-Evans, our very own Health is PowHer founder and podcast host, discusses everything you need to know to raise your own chickens! In this episode we will cover...
What kind of coop/housing requirements do you need for backyard chickens?
What do they need to eat? And how does that affect the nutritional value of the eggs?
What is the day in the life of one of Anna's chickens?
How chicken compost can benefit your home garden.
Considerations for safety and wellbeing of backyard chickens.
As promised in the episode...here's a video of Anna's chickens eating snacks in her kitchen!
Check out this week's podcast now on iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify or on our website!
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